Episode 267: Smile (1975)

Special Guests: Bruce Dern, Nicholas Pryor, Barbara Feldon, Denise Nickerson, Annette O'Toole
Guest Co-Hosts: Carol Borden, Kevin Heffernan

Get on your sash and listen to the discussion of Michael Ritchie's Smile, a send-up of beauty pageants and small-town America from 1975.

We talked to a few of the stars of the film: Bruce Dern, Nicholas Pryor, Barbara Feldon, Denise Nickerson, and Annette O'Toole. Joining Mike in the discussion is The Cultural Gutter's Carol Borden and The Crawling Eye's Kevin Heffernan.

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Links:
Buy Smile on DVD
Buy Howard sings Ashman
Buy Unsung Musicals on CD
Watch a visual history of Michael Ritchie's work
Read You're a goddamn Young American Miss by Casey Scott
Read Smile by Forgotten Films
Read Smile by Ken Anderson
Read The Unsung Heroine of "Smile" (1975) by Hill Place
Read Lonely In A Crowd by Barbara Feldon
Visit Kevin Heffernan's Knot and Gender blog
Visit Kevin Heffernan's The Crawling Eye: A Bloodshot Look at International Genre Film, Television, and Cult Media
Visit the Cultural Gutter website

Music:
"Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy
"Smile" - Nat King Cole

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Smile Bonus Interviews

Special Guests: Annette O'Toole, Deniser Nickerson, Barbara Feldon, Nicholas Pryor

As a bonus to our coverage of Michael Ritchie's Smile, here's more of the interviews with Annette O'Toole, Denise Nickerson, Barbara Feldon, and Nicholas Pryor.

Music:
"Potato's In The Paddy Wagon" - The New Main Street Singers
"Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" - Mitch & Mickey

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Episode 110: Prime Cut

Special Guest: Cameron Ashley

Fire up the grill and get ready to talk about all things Lee Marvin. We're biting into Michael Ritchie's Prime Cut along with Dwayne Epstein, author of Lee Marvin: Point Blank. We also talk with Cameron Ashley of The Crime Factory about their recent collection of stories all about the man, Lee.

Links:
Buy Prime Cut on Blu-Ray
Buy Prime Cut on DVD
Buy Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein
Buy Lee from The Crime Factory
Buy Lee on Kindle

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